Jose Mourinho could make astonishing move to Barcelona as shock proposal ‘gets support of sporting director’

'Illegal meeting'

After Chelsea beat Barcelona in the Champions League last 16 in 2005, Mourinho accused Frank Rijkaard of meeting with referee Anders Frisk at half-time.

He claimed the meeting impacted Frisk's decision to send off Didier Drogba during the second half, with the official later retiring after receiving death threats from angry fans.

Meanwhile, Mourinho was handed a two-match touchline ban for his comments and labelled an "enemy of football" by Uefa referees chief Volker Roth.

2010 Champions League semi-final

Mourinho again knocked Barca out of Europe in the Champions League semi-finals in 2010, advancing 3-2 on aggregate despite a 1-0 second leg defeat at the Camp Nou.

He called the match "the most beautiful defeat of my life" and suggested Barca had been obsessed with reaching the final at the Santiago Bernabeu after the match.

Mourinho's passionate on-field celebrations at full-time also led to a clash with goalkeeper Victor Valdes, whilst the Spanish press declared the match as the moment he passed the test to become Real Madrid boss.

Eye poke

A brawl erupted during the closing stages of the Spanish Super Cup in 2011 as Barca won 3-2 to claim the trophy 5-4 on aggregate.

During the brawl, Mourinho was spotted poking Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye, although he escaped punishment as the incident was not included in the referee's report.

Mourinho doubled down after the match, though, claiming he did not know who "Pito" Vilanova was, with "pito" being Spanish slang for penis.

Ending the drought

Mourinho ended Los Blancos' five-year wait for a victory at the Camp Nou in April 2012 as a 2-1 victory extended his side's lead at the top of La Liga to seven points with just four matches remaining.

Although not as heated as his previous bust-ups, the win was a significant victory over Barca, as it also represented their first El Clasico defeat since 2008.

Then manager Pep Guardiola conceded the title to Real Madrid after the match.